Summary: This is a Naley, Brucas, Jeyton story, but with a few twists and turns. Everyone lives in Apple Valley, Minnesota where Lucas, Nathan and Jake play basketball for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Haley and Nathan live together with her niece and nephew and her/their daughter. (Read the rest of the story if you don't understand!) Brooke and Lucas live together with his son and her daughter. Peyton lives with Jake and Jenny, and Peyton is six months pregnant.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. I wish I did because I would be filthy freakin' rich, but I don't. Except for the characters that are made up in my silly mind. Those I own… haha… my slow plan to take over the world!

Author's Note: OK, I decided to skip ahead another month… I get bored really easy, if you couldn't tell already. It is October 30th. All of the kids are excited about Halloween, but it's about to turn into some people's worst nightmare…

Here's Chapter Seven… Whoo-hoo!

Haley and Nathan woke up to the sounds of three laughing and screaming kids as they jumped on their parents' bed. Nathan scooped Jaymie up so she wouldn't get trampled by the other two and snuggled her under the covers with him and Haley.

Ryan climbed on top of Nathan and started shaking him. "Dad… dad, wake up. You said that you were gonna make breakfast. Dad!"

Nathan groaned and opened one eye. He saw Ryan staring at him with a goofy grin on his face. "Alright, man. I'm up. Go downstairs and turn on Dora for your sister and I'll be down in a minute, OK?" Ryan nodded and took off out the door dragging Summer with him. Nathan turned over and kissed Haley's forehead. "Good morning, baby. Do you know what today is?"

Haley smiled a mischievous smile at him… "Thurday?"

"No…" said Nathan, shaking his finger at her. "It's… the day before your birthday!"

"Whoo-hoo!" said Haley jumping out of bed and dancing around crazily, which made Jaymie and Nathan laugh. "I am so excited! I can't wait! So what did you get me?" she asked, looking at Nathan the way a five-year-old would.

Nathan stopped laughing and his face turned serious and slightly confused. "What are you talking about? I didn't get you anything. You said that you had everything you could ever want or need right now."

Haley looked at him, seeing if he was joking, then realized that he wasn't. "Oh… well, yeah, I guess I did say that… It's just… Oh, never mind."

Nathan looked at her sadly. "I thought me and the kids would bake you a cake, and then all of our friends would come over and we would just hang out, have some fun, you know?" He got out of bed and started getting dressed to go downstairs and cook breakfast.

"Yeah… that will be fun… sure… OK, well, I guess I will just go get Jaymie dressed, then," said Haley, trying not to sound disappointed. She picked Jaymie up and left the room quickly.

Nathan sighed as he pulled a shirt over his chiseled body. (Sorry, just had to put that in there… swoon… My husband's gonna kill me for that… lol) He didn't want to make Haley sad, but he also couldn't risk ruining her surprise on what he did buy her. He walked downstairs and started to cook breakfast for the family.

"Mommy! Mommy, help me! Please! Mommy!" Peyton awoke with a start, trying to figure out who was calling their mom. Then she realized it was Jenny. She jumped out of bed when she heard Jenny calling her again.

"Jenny? What's wrong, baby? Mommy's coming, Jen! Where are you!" She stumbled across the room in the dark, since the sun was barely rising.

Jake woke up to the sound of yelling, but jumped out of bed when he heard Jenny crying and Peyton calling to her. He joined Peyton and they walked into Jenny's room, but she wasn't there. "Jenny! Where are you, honey? Jen?"

They heard her crying and ran down the hall towards the noise, stopping outside the bathroom. Peyton opened the door and walked in to see Jenny lying on the floor holding her left arm, which was bent in a strange direction. "Jenny?" said Peyton, sliding down to the floor and pulling Jenny into her lap. "What happened, baby?"

Jenny explained between sobs. "I was… trying to get some soap out of the cabinet… and then I fell and… my arm hit the… tub and it… hurts really… BAD!"

Jake leaned down and lifted his daughter out of Peyton's arms. He was trying not to cry, because it hurt him to see his baby in pain. He helped Peyton off the floor, since she had a little trouble getting up, then cuddled Jenny. "OK, honey. We're gonna take you to the hospital, OK?" Jenny nodded and wrapped her good arm around her dad's neck. Jake rushed down the stairs and towards the car, while Peyton put on a pair of Jake's sweatpants and grabbed a shirt for Jake and a blanket to wrap around Jenny in case she got cold, then ran out to the car. As they were driving to the hospital, Peyton took out her cell phone and dialed Brooke's number.

"Who the hell is calling this early in the morning?" groaned Brooke, reaching over and picking up the phone. "Hello?"

"Brooke? It's Peyton."

Brooke sat up at the urgency in Peyton's voice, then eased out of bed, trying not to wake Lucas or Tyler. "Peyton? What's wrong?"

"We think Jenny broke her arm. We're on our way to the hospital. I just wanted to let you know."

Brooke could hear Jenny crying in the background. "Oh my God. She's gonna be OK, Peyt. Don't worry. Do you want me to meet you down there?"

Peyton sniffled back her own tears and held Jenny tighter. "No, we don't want to make her any more scared than she already is. Will you do me a favor, though, and call Nathan and Haley?"

"Yeah, sure. Call me when you know anything, OK? And take a deep breath."

"OK, I will. Thanks, Brooke."

"No problem. Bye" Brooke hung up the phone and turned around at the sound of Lucas' voice.

"What happened, Babe?" he said stretching his arms over his head and looking at Brooke worriedly.

"That was Peyton. They think Jenny broke her arm and they're on their way to the hospital."

Lucas' eyes widened. "What? Is she OK? Do we need to go down there?"

Brooke shook her head. "No, Peyton doesn't want to scare Jenny anymore than she already is. I'm gonna call Nate and Hales and let them know what happened." She dialed the number, and after explaining everything to Haley, the girls decided they would all go to Nathan and Haley's house to wait for news.

Brooke turned around to see Lucas kissing and tickling Tyler. She smiled. "Broody, get up. We're going to Nate and Haley's. Get dressed, and get Tyler dressed. I'll get me and Ali dressed, OK? And hurry up, please." She kissed him quickly, then started getting dressed while Lucas walked out of the room to change Tyler.

Haley walked down the stairs carrying a freshly changed and cutely dressed Jaymie. "Nate, Brooke just called. Peyton and Jake are taking Jenny to the hospital. They think she broke her arm. Brooke, Lucas and the kids are coming over, so make more breakfast. Oh, and will you put Jaymie in her walker so I can clean the backyard?"

Nathan just nodded, trying to absorb the information, then took Jaymie from Haley and, after giving her a big kiss that made her giggle, put her in her walker and let her play with her toys. About fifteen minutes later, Brooke, Lucas, Alison, Ryan, Summer, Nathan and Haley were all gathered around the table with Tyler and Jaymie in highchairs next to each other at one end.

After breakfast, all the kids wanted to play outside, and since it was turning into a nice October day, Brooke and Haley put Tyler and Jaymie on a blanket in the grass and let them roll around, crawl, walk, and play together. (Tyler can walk, Jaymie obviously can't… she's only six months old!) All of the adults were sitting at the outdoor table when Haley gasped and jumped up. "I have an idea!"

Brooke clapped her hands and leaned forward. She loved Haley's ideas. "What is it, Hales?"

Haley smiled. "We should get Jenny a dog! Like, as a get-well present!"

Brooke squealed and jumped up, hugging Haley. "That is an AWESOME idea, Hales! Jenny will love it. Plus, I've been wanting to buy something for Jenny that her parents wouldn't approve of for a long time, and Broody wouldn't let me buy her lingerie. Oh, this is perfect."

Lucas and Nathan looked at each other nervously. Finally, Nathan spoke up. "I don't know, Haley. What if Peyton and Jake don't want a dog?"

Haley looked at Nathan like he was an alien. "Nathan, you are so not on the right track right now! Who cares if Peyton and Jake want a dog? This is for Jenny! And Peyton and Jake will get over it." Brooke nodded, smiling at Nathan and Lucas. After ten minutes of the guys' protest, the girls had rounded up all the kids and sent Nathan and Lucas to get Brooke and Lucas' car since they had walked to Nathan and Haley's.

While they were walking, Lucas couldn't help but laugh at the look of worry on Nathan's face. "What are you gonna do, man? If you take Haley or the kids to the pound, they're gonna figure it out."

"I know!" said Nathan running his hands through his hair. "I think I'm gonna call the pound and see if they will change the sign just while we're there."

Lucas nodded and went into his house to get the keys to the Hummer while Nathan dialed his phone. Just as Lucas had unlocked the car and climbed into it, Nathan hung up the phone and hopped into the passenger seat. "They said that they would change it while we were there, then change it back when we left."

"That's great, man. I thought your secret was blown for a minute there," said Lucas, clapping his hand on Nathan's shoulder.

Nathan sighed. "I know… so did I man. So did I."

They got back to Nathan and Haley's house, and decided that it would be boy's car and girl's car, so Ryan and Tyler went with Nathan and Lucas in the Hummer, while Alison, Summer and Jaymie went with Brooke and Haley in the Tahoe. Soon, they were on their way to the Minnesota Valley Humane Society in Burnsville, which was just the next town over. Everyone was excited about the prospect of looking at the dogs. Except for Nathan, who was getting increasingly nervous about his secret being found out.

"Peyton, sit down, honey. All that pacing isn't good for our little boy." Peyton sighed and sat down next to him. They were in Jenny's hospital room waiting for her to come back form X-Rays. They hadn't let Peyton go with her because she was pregnant, so Jake had gone. After it was done, he went ahead to tell Peyton that Jenny had survived, and now they were waiting for her to come back. "Don't worry, Peyt. She'll be back soon, OK?" Just as he finished saying that, a sleeping Jenny was wheeled quietly into the room.

Peyton immediately jumped up and ran over to Jenny's bed with Jake right behind her. They saw that Jenny's arm had been wrapped up, and Peyton turned to the nurse who was adjusting Jenny's IV. "Why is her arm wrapped up? Did they find out that it was broken?"

The nurse looked at Peyton and smiled. "I don't know. That's just what the doctor ordered. But she should be in here soon to tell you what's going on with Jenny, OK? Don't worry, Mr. and Mrs. Jagielski. Your little girl is going to be OK." She nodded her head at them and then left the room to check on another patient.

Peyton sighed in relief and looked over at Jake, who had his eyes closed and a pained expression on his face. "Jake? What's wrong, baby?"

Jake looked up at her and she saw he had tears in his eyes. "I was so scared, Peyton. I was trying to be brave for Jenny and for you, but I was scared. I'm just so happy she's going to be OK." As he finished, his voice broke, and Peyton reached out and hugged him. She was stroking his hair when the door opened. They both looked at it, expecting to see the doctor.

The woman they saw, though, was definitely not the doctor. She smirked as she looked at Peyton and Jake. "Well, well, well. Isn't this cozy."

Jake stood up from Jenny's bed with an amazed and slightly angry expression on his face. "What the hell are you doing here, Nicki?"

"What about this one?" Ryan had stopped in front of a cage with a beautiful Black Lab who was sitting and "smiling" at the group.

Haley turned around and saw the dog and immediately fell in love. Then she saw the sign on the cage. "Oh, Ryan, that dog's already been reserved. See that sign? It says 'Reserved for Scott Natal'."

Ryan looked a little sad. "Oh. OK, let's look for another one, I guess…" He walked down the line of cages looking for another dog followed by everyone except Haley, Nathan and Lucas.

Haley leaned down and petted the dog between the cage bars. Black labs were her favorite kind of dog. And there was just something so beautiful about this one. She looked at the sign again. Something seemed funny about it. She turned to look at Nathan, but he was deep in discussion with Lucas about something. Finally she smiled one last time at the dog, then walked after Brooke and the kids. Nathan and Lucas breathed a sigh of relief, then followed along after everyone else.

Alison and Summer, who were holding hands and giggling, walked up to the cage of a mean-looking German Shepherd puppy and put their hands in. Brooke and Haley saw them and rushed to them, but then stopped when they saw something amazing. The dog looked at the hands of the little girls, sniffed them with its teeth in a snarl, and then started licking their hands. The girls giggled and laughed, and pretty soon everybody else was laughing, too. They all took turns putting their hands in and petting the dog, who absolutely loved all the attention.

The shelter worker who was helping them walked over and put a leash on the dog before letting them all out into the back of the shelter so they could play with the dog. After about ten minutes of playing with the puppy, it was decided that this was the dog they wanted. They went in after the worker and while the girls filled out and signed the paperwork, Nathan, Lucas and the older kids went outside to put the puppy in the car. Soon they were all loaded up again and heading to Peyton and Jake's house so they could surprise them. Haley and Brooke decided to take Tyler and Jaymie with them, and they stopped by the PetCo to pick up food and toys for the dog, along with a leash, food dishes and a dog bed.

Once everything was paid for, they drove to Peyton and Jake's house and met up with the guys and the kids. They had just put the puppy outside when Brooke's cell phone started to ring.

"What do you mean, Jake? The hospital called and told me my little girl got hurt, so I came to make sure she was OK," said Nicki, smirking again at Jake, then walked over to Jenny and put her hand on the girl's forehead, pretending to be injured.

"Why would the hospital call you, Nicki? There's no reason to since I have, oh what's it called? Oh yeah, full custody of Jenny. In fact, you've seen her, now it's time to leave."

"Oh, I don't know, Jake. Seeing as how Jenny was hurt because of your negligence, it seems to me that you're not the superparent that the courts thought you were. And didn't I tell you that Suzanne, you remember her, right? Well, she works here as a nurse, and recognized Jenny's name and called me."

"Well, it looks like your friend is about to lose her job. Now, you have two choices, Nicki. You can leave on your own, or I can call the cops and they can escort you out of her and slap you in jail for violating the restraining order."

"Fine," said Nicki. "I'm leaving, but you have not heard the last of me. My fiancé is a very powerful man who has a way of getting the courts to rule in his favor. And he seems to think that Jenny belongs with her mother." She gave Jake a second to think about that, then kissed Jenny's forehead and walked towards the door. Right before she reached it, she turned around and looked at Peyton, then back at Jake. "Oh, and I guess congratulations are in order. If it's yours, that is." She laughed and walked out of the room.

Jake stood at the edge of Jenny's bed clenching and unclenching his fists with a angry and determined look on his face. He stared at the door as if daring Nicki to come back through it. "Daddy?" Jake turned around at the sound of Jenny's voice, and his face immediately softened as he walked to her.

"Hey Jen. How are you feeling, baby?" he smiled and pushed her hair off her forehead, then kissed her cheek.

"I'm OK. My arm hurts, but not as much as before. Is it broken?"

"We don't know yet, honey. We're waiting for the doctor to come and tell us. Hey, look who else is here," said Jake pointing at Peyton, trying to distract Jenny from the pain in her arm.

Peyton sat down on the bed on the other side of Jenny. "Hi, baby girl."

"Hi, Mom. I'm glad you're still here."

Peyton rolled her eyes. "Well, I did have an appointment to get my nails done, but I figured that I should stay here…" She smiled at Jenny who started giggling. "I'm glad you're feeling better, Jen."

"Me, too," said Jenny. Right then, the doctor walked through the door and smiled at the family.

"OK, well, Ms. Jenny. You definitely did some work on that arm. How would you like to see a picture of your bone?" she said, pulling some X-Rays out of an envelope.

"That would be really cool," said Jenny, with her eyes wide.

The doctor, Jake and Peyton all laughed, then turned to look at the X-Ray. The doctor pointed out a couple of things in Jenny's arm, then pointed to the part where the bone was broken. "And you can see here that it's a clean break, which is in a way good, and in a way not so good. If the break was jagged, the bone would hold together better once we place it, but this way it will heal better in the long run." She turned and walked over to the bed. "No, Jenny, what we have to do is move your bone until it's in the right place. That's going to hurt really, really bad, so we're going to give you some medicine so that you don't feel it, OK?"

Jenny nodded. "OK. I don't want it to hurt."

"Don't worry, hun. We'll make sure it doesn't hurt you at all, OK? And we're gonna do it in here so that your Mommy and Daddy can be here with you."

A nurse walked in and began to administer a shot into Jenny's IV. She had also brought a tray with her filled with all kinds of cast-making equipment.

"OK, now Jenny, your cast is going to go from the middle of your hand to the middle of your arm since the break is right above your wrist. So you get to pick what color the outside of your cast is going to be. What color do you want?"

Jenny looked at the choice of colors and was trying to decide between pink or green. She turned to Peyton and Jake. "What color do you think, Mommy? I would ask Daddy, but he has no fashion sense." All the adults laughed.

"Well, you have more pink shirts then green shirts, so I would pick pink if I was you," said Peyton.

Jenny turned to the doctor and nodded before yawning. "I think pink, too… I'm getting really tired."

The doctor smiled as she put the pink wrap on another tray. "Yeah, that's what happens with the medicine we gave you. You're going to be almost asleep so we can fix your arm and you won't feel it."

Soon Jenny was out in la-la land and the doctor set her bone, then put the cast on her arm. She gave Jake some prescriptions for Jenny and also a paper of instructions to make Jenny the most comfortable as possible. Then she sent them on their way. After Peyton climbed into the backseat and Jenny laid her head on her lap, Peyton called Brooke's cell to tell her what was going on.

"Hello," said Brooke, motioning for everyone to quiet down.

"Hey Brooke," said Peyton, sounding tired.

"Peyton. Hey, how'd it go? How's Jenny?"

"She's good." Peyton looked down at Jenny who was falling asleep and smiled. "Her arm is broken, but she's got a pretty pink cast that she has to keep on for about a month, and then hopefully her arm will be fixed."

"Oh, good. I'm glad she's OK. So are you guys going to head home so Jenny can rest?"

"Yeah. We were going to head over to your house, but we decided that Jenny would probably just end up falling asleep from the medicine they gave her. So we'll just come over later. Wait a minute, why are your cars in our driveway? Brooke, what did you do?"

Brooke giggled. "See you inside." She hung up the phone and laughed. "They're here. Luke, go outside and get the dog. Haley, open the door so they can bring Jenny in. Kids, Jenny is not gonna be feeling very good, so don't bother her too much, OK?" Everyone nodded and went to their places. Peyton, Jake and Jenny walked in, and went to sit on the couch. They all talked for a few minutes, then Peyton looked around, noticing that someone was missing.

"Brooke, where's Lucas?"

"Oh, he's just outside taking care of something. I'll go get him." She smiled a mischievous smile, then walked out into the backyard to get Lucas.

Haley walked over and leaned down in front of Jenny who, for the time being, was very awake and alert. "Jenny, we all wanted to get you something to make you feel better, and Uncle Lucas is going to bring your present in right now." She looked up and saw Lucas carrying the puppy. "Oh, and here it is."

Jenny looked up and saw the puppy and gasped. "A puppy! Wow! I have been wanting a puppy for a long time! Thank you everybody!"

Peyton took a look at the puppy, then looked up at Brooke with shock on her face. "Brooke, that dog looks like it's gonna eat all of us!" She got up to move the dog away from Jenny, but Brooke stopped her.

"Wait. Just watch," she said, pulling Peyton back. They watched as Jenny reached out to the puppy, and it did the same thing that it had done to Ali and Summer. Pretty soon, Jenny was giggling and playing with the puppy, then Ryan, Alison, Summer and Tyler joined in.

After a while, Jenny started to yawn, so Brooke, Lucas, Nathan, Haley and the kids all got ready to go home. Once Peyton and Jake had told everyone goodbye, they came back into the living room to find Jenny curled up asleep on the couch with the puppy sleeping in the crook of her arm. Jake picked up Jenny and Peyton picked up the puppy and they took them upstairs and laid them in Jenny's bed, then went downstairs.

"So," said Peyton curling up next to Jake on the couch. "What's gonna happen with Jenny and Nicki?"

Jake sighed. "I don't know. There's no way she can get custody. Not that I can see anyways. I'm more afraid of her coming after Jenny the way she did before." He told Peyton the whole story of him going to jail and Jenny getting kidnapped by Nicki and how he finally found Jenny and took Nicki to court.

"Jake, you're the most amazing father. There's no way any judge would appoint custody to Nicki, and there's no way that you or I will let her kidnap Jenny again," said Peyton.

They spent the rest of the night cuddled up talking, then finally went to bed.

When Haley and Nathan got home, they immediately put Summer and Ryan to bed, then went into Jaymie's room and Haley sang to her until she fell asleep. Finally, they crawled into bed together and spent the rest of the night with Haley thinking about how she was going to act tomorrow when she got no birthday presents, and Nathan planning the day in his mind to make it perfect for Haley.

Brooke and Lucas got home and put a sleeping Alison in her bed then laid Tyler down in his crib before going into their room and making up for all the missed time they could have shared with each other during the day.

Nathan woke up early the next morning and snuck downstairs to start hanging up the decorations for Haley's birthday. He found that it was extremely lucky that her birthday was on Halloween, because there was plenty of decorations at the store. Pretty soon, he heard someone coming downstairs and began to panic until he saw that it was only Ryan. "Hey, buddy. Did I wake you up?"

Ryan shook his head. "No, I just woke up early because I remembered it was Mom's birthday. Where did you put the present that me and Summer and Jaymie bought her?"

"It's in the towel drawer in the kitchen. Go ahead and get it out so we can wrap it. And you and Summer also need to sign the card you guys got for her. I already wrote Jaymie's name on it."

Ryan went into the kitchen and dug around until he found the present, then went to find Nathan, who got some wrapping paper out so they could wrap it. They had just finished when they heard Jaymie start to cry, so Nathan ran upstairs to grab her before Haley woke up. After he changed her, he took her downstairs and put her in her highchair, then put some crackers on the tray for her to chew on while he made breakfast.

Ryan was finishing up on the decorations when Summer came downstairs rubbing her eyes. "Good morning, Daddy. Good morning Ryan. Good morning Jaymie," she said, walking over to Nathan and holding her arms up so he would pick her up and cuddle her, which he did.

Nathan gave her a big hug and kiss. "Good morning, sweetheart. Did you sleep good?" Jaymie nodded and he smiled. "Good. OK, why don't you and Ryan go upstairs and get dressed? Uncle Luke and Aunt Brooke should be here soon with Tyler and Alison, and then Uncle Jake, Aunt Peyton and Jenny will be over in a little while."

"OK, Daddy. Today's Mommy's birthday, huh?" Summer asked as Nathan put her down to finish making breakfast."

"It sure is. And when Uncle Luke and Aunt Brooke get here, I have to go pick up one more present for Mommy, so you and Ryan and Jaymie are going to stay here and be really good, right?"

Summer nodded and followed Ryan up the stairs to get dressed. Nathan was just finishing the last pancake when he heard a knock at the door and went to answer it. "Hey Luke. Hey Brooke. Thanks for coming over so early. I really appreciate it."

"No problem, bro," said Lucas walking in and putting Tyler down to walk around. Brooke came in and kissed Nathan on the cheek, then sent Ali up to find Summer.

"OK, I just have to go pick up Haley's last present, but she doesn't know she's getting any presents, so don't say anything. If she wakes up, just tell her that I went to buy soda for the party."

"Alright, Nate. Don't worry. We'll figure it out," said Brooke. "Just hurry back, OK?"

Nathan nodded, said goodbye to the kids, then left to pick up Haley's present.

By the time Nathan made it back to his house, Peyton, Jake and Jenny were there, but Haley was still not awake. Brooke and Peyton were finishing decorating the house and Brooke had put the cake she had bought in the fridge, while Lucas and Jake were playing with the kids in the backyard.

Nathan came in with Haley's present and the girls gasped when they saw it. "Oh, Nate, she's gonna LOVE it," said Brooke.

Peyton nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah, that's her favorite. She will definitely love it."

Nathan smiled as he took the present out into the backyard and all the kids surrounded it, oohing and aahing. Nathan decided that Haley had been sleeping long enough, and went upstairs to wake her up. When he got upstairs, though, he found that Haley wasn't asleep. She was sitting in a chair looking out the window, and Nathan could tell that she was thinking about something far away.

He put his hand on her shoulder. "Hales?"

She turned to him and smiled. "Hi, Nate. How long have you been up here?"

"Well, I just came up to wake you up, but you're already awake. There's some people downstairs who want to see you, baby. But first, I have a confession to make." He smiled nervously at her.

"OK…" said Haley. "What is it?"

"I lied to you about something really important." Haley just looked at him, waiting. "I did buy you birthday presents. And so did all of our friends, and so did the kids. I just wanted you to be surprised."

Haley's face broke out into a huge grin. "Really?" Nathan laughed and nodded. Haley jumped up and wrapped her arms around Nathan's neck. "Thank you, baby! I'm so happy. You have no idea how sad I was about not getting any presents." She kissed him hard on the lips, then on his cheeks, his neck, his nose, and anywhere else she could reach.

"Wow, if I knew this was the thanks I would get, I would have been buying you a present everyday."

Haley laughed. "Well, I wouldn't be the one to tell you not to buy me a present." Then she kissed him again. "So, do I get any of my presents now?" She gave him her cutest persuasive smile and he laughed.

"Uhh… let me think about that… NO! Right now, you have to go downstairs and talk to all your friends and say hello to your kids. Oh, and by the way, honey?"

"Mm-hmm?" said Haley smiling at him.

"Happy Birthday." They kissed again, then Nathan went downstairs to get Haley's present and bring everyone inside.

When she walked downstairs, they all yelled Happy Birthday. She smiled and laughed, and then saw Nathan holding her present. She squealed and ran over to him, taking her present out of his hands. "Nathan! This is the one that we saw at the pound! The one that Ryan and me wanted! How did you… Wow! Thank you so much!" she hugged the puppy who started to lick your face. "I love it, Nate. Is it a boy or a girl?"

"Well, I'm glad you love her, Hales," said Nathan, laughing at Haley.

"Oh, it's a girl! What should we name her? We should all come up with names and then pick one."

Everyone agreed and they walked into the living room to decide on names. After lots of contemplation, they decided that the puppy's name would be Denny, since that's where Nathan and Haley met. They put Denny outside to play and everyone sat down to eat breakfast, then went to open the rest of Haley's presents.

Brooke and Lucas bought her a nice bath set complete with bubble bath, a massager thing, and bath pillow, a loofah and all kinds of other things. Peyton and Jake bought her a book series that she had been wanting for a while: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Adult Edition. Jenny made her a picture frame to put whatever picture she wanted in it.

Finally, she opened the present from Ryan, Summer and Jaymie. It was a white gold locket with pictures of the three of them in it and had each of their birthstones on the front. Amethyst for February, which was Ryan's, Topaz for November, which was Summer's, and Diamond for April, which was Jaymie's. It also had a pair of earrings with all three stones, and a matching ring.

Haley hugged all of the kids. "Thank you, guys. These are so beautiful. I will wear them everyday. They mean so much to me."

Ryan and Summer smiled. "We're glad you like them, Mom," said Ryan. "Dad helped us pick them out.

Haley smiled at Nathan and mouthed a "Thank you", then started to pick up the wrapping paper. "Wow. I think this has been my best birthday yet." She smiled and hugged everyone again.

"Uhh… Haley. There's one more present that I forgot to get. It's upstairs. Let me run up and get it. Sit down and I'll be right back," said Nathan, turning and running up the stairs before Haley could object. He came down a few seconds later holding a small, velvet box. "No, I hope you don't mind, but I wanted to say a little something before I give you this."

Haley smiled. "OK, honey."

Nathan smiled and looked at Lucas and Jake, who gave him a thumbs-up, then turned back to Haley and dropped down to his left knee. Haley gasped, but didn't say anything. "Haley, you have made my life complete. You have given me family, friendship, love, and everything else that I have ever needed. I can't imagine ever being without you. You cannot even begin to imagine how in love I am with you, and I'm hoping you feel the same way. So, Haley James, here I am, holding my heart open to you in front of our friends and family, and I have just one simple question for you." He opened the box and showed her the beautiful three-stone 2-carat ring inside. "Will you marry me?"

Haley's eyes immediately filled with tears, but she wiped them away and smiled and laughed. "Of course!" she said, sliding onto the floor and wrapping her arms around Nathan. "Yes! I will marry you, Nathan! I love you so much." Nathan kissed her passionately, much to the dismay of the kids in the room, then slid the ring on her finger. Brooke and Peyton were wiping away their tears along with Haley. They were so happy for their friends.

Jake turned away at the sound of a knock on the door, and silently got up to answer it. He looked at the people standing on the other side of it, and was about to ask what they were doing there when they barged past him into the house. "Well, isn't this the sweetest thing you've ever seen?"

Lucas and Nathan both turned at the sound of the voice and stared, shocked at the man that was standing there. They had both thought they would never see Dan Scott again, but there he was, in the flesh, smiling.

Author's Note: Ooh… I love it! I wasn't even planning this! I was as shocked as you probably are! Lol… I'm so happy for Nathan and Haley, but is Dan going to mess it all up? And who is the person that's with him? Hmm… hopefully we'll find out soon! My son and older daughter go back to school on Monday (kindergarten and pre-school) (whoo-hoo!), so it'll just be me and my baby, so hopefully I will be able to update sooner… And I hope this chapter shows up on the site, because is being really weird right now… It says I only have four chapters up… So I guess we'll see…

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